The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1887-12-30
GUARDING THE CAR.


or soldiers and Drtectives-
A few nights ago ! attended the y
luminations nj Peierhoff in honor OF
| the Czarina's birthday. The Cars
palace is on a peninsula and me
grounds and buildings occupy almost
: mise sanare-the most superb strucs-
ures. fountains. and miles IT the finest
pa,k no al drives in the world
Scores Of buildings and fountains.
hundreds Of trees aud great crowns.
grasses. and figures, besides miles o.
high wal > were covered with coiorca
lamps There were millions Of lights
and It required regiment Of soldiers
and hundreds Of civilians weeks TO pnt
them in place. All was paid for from
The public treasury. or rather Gar
treasury repleled BY the people.
Al Time in the evening when Inc
fountains aud lights giisiencd most,
The bands y aged loulest. and the pyro-
techn e and cannon from the men-o'-
war in the gulf glared AMI roarei
| best The royal family gave the assem-.
bled multitude 4 rare treat II showed
itself Seldom It Is that people IN
Russia soc their Emperor. their Car
because he suspects them OF designs.
l was making my way between tw.
. II The great blazing walls o. ccior'u
LIGHTS. through one Of the drives
rhcn A detachment Of Cos'acks came
dashing along slashing their sabers ans
driving the people out Of the way. A
, heir wake came soldiers on foot ans
creat dctachmcnis 81 men in citizen
clothing The latter stationed them
r selves in front Of the lines q tn
masses. A din Of voices-lusty cheer
ing i heard in the distance. Il CONF
p nearer, then ncar,r More Cossacks
" more soldiers. more men in citizen
clothinc. aud farther back we ar
y crowded.. The tier Of oflic;ous cit
, zeus Il re-cnforcel in our froni an
many linrcr in the driveway. FINAL
The caravan comes in view. MOI
y C,ssacks. soldiers, citizens Eigh
( rhi,e horses. each one on the LEI
= bearing livcryman. are next seer
then the royal equipagc. IN immense
roll-mounted chariot. The Car.
great burly fellow, with full bcart
crown and uniform. Is on the left sea
= n front. The brother. tho Crow
B Prince. the Cxarina. and Grand Dikc
- c,c. make up the load. On every har
II the carriage. four deer. are Cossack
D. while the driveway In from; and re'
ID Il blocked with soldiery. making ape
x Tact shield against violent attack.
4 The ..citizsns" who were 90 70
- p,cntiful and s.fzlcious were the mo
- experienced detectives and bod
onarls IN the Empire. There We
shousands Of them. II would IA
been impossible for ono to raise his
- hrr hand against tho Car or q
I'D member Il his family. II y tho BOZ
n he Russian authorities that tn
) detectives have eyes in every porti
n their heads and bodicA The VIII
= scryicc Of protecting the crown Z
~ members % tho family, and supprc
n inc All thoughts o. dissatisfaction y
Z lie present form of government 4
! = full charge Of Gresser. chief q
3 secret service. The authority o. :
z = oflccr u appalling H. can or
~ into exile or tho execution yard
- 4 one suspected o. unlawful Or III
II spcciful act or Intentions He atte
M lie thcatcrs and may be said 10
al places u amusement n ne
= w. 2 ,lIspleascd with any thing he suppress
AZ . Il. and there q no redress. a.
Sun.